Competitive wooden floor systems - multi-objective optimization based on acoustics improvement

  • The objective of this research project is the design of lightweight timber floor systems which have similar thicknesses to those of concrete floors but which perform better than concrete in terms of their environmental life cycle impact and in terms of airborne and impact sound insulation. The availability of superior lightweight acoustic designs will increase the share of timber based floors within the Swiss construction market and will contribute to higher wood utilization in general. A program for systematically developing validated finite element models for the development of lightweight timber floor systems has been proposed. The use of Swiss hardwoods in floor systems will be studied and implemented where possible. Keywords: lightweight timber, sound transmission, impact noise

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Author:J. Mahn, C. Hopkins, Ulrich Schanda, L. Krajci
Parent Title (English):Internoise 2013
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Publication Year:2013
Tag:Holzbau; Schallmesstechnik
faculties / departments:Fakultät für Angewandte Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 60 Technik / 600 Technik, Technologie